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| Muscles worked: |
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Lower Back |
| Instructions: |
- Position yourself in a back extension machine,
ankles locked behind the pads, groin area and
upper thighs resting on padded platform.
- The top of your hips should be over the edge of
the platform, your back should be parallel to the
floor.
- Fold your arms across your chest.
- Bend over at the waist, with your upper torso
lowered to the point where it is just a few
inches above being perpendicular to the floor.
- Raise up to the starting position and hold for a
brief second.
- Lower yourself slowly and repeat.
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| Don'ts: |
- Don't just go through the motions swinging up and
down. Move in a slow, controlled manner.
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| Alternate exercises: |
- Back Extensions (With Weight), Good Mornings
(Advanced)
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| Note: |
- Once this exercise becomes too easy for your goal
repetitions, try Back Extensions while holding a
weight (Ex. #34).
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